The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-14
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations Produce at tn
Two Great Centers.

Yesterdays Quotations Produce at the
Two Great Centers.
NEW YORK. Feb. 12.-Flour-Receipts. 81 084
brls and sacks; exports. $3.50 brs, 1O,985 sacks.
Market heavy, but not quotaby lower Sales, II 500
brls.
Wheat-Receipts, 26, 400 blu; EXPORTS none Spot
102Ac lower, and more active for export closing
heavy. Options opened steady and advanced leo 4c
later ruled easier and declined ssc closing weak
speculation active Sales, 1O,Ol6, 900 bu fut-
ures. A. 900 bu spot; No. hard, CSC; Nc. 2 Chi
ungraded red, 914094c; Nc. red, 88l9c; No. 2 red
90ia 0a0sc elevator. 91la6s1 sse +. Q; b.
aaoat' 9o14o 20. b. store; No red 9slsc No.
so7s0e2l4c, closing ct Ole; May, e17s0es lice
closing at 92c: June, 926s0s4l4c closing at 92s4c
% lee closing at 94c September 95 095lac closing
at 95c October, 96l4096osc. closing at 96l4c; De-
cember, 9S7sc 0$1, closing at $3.50,
Corn-Spot firm and moderately active options
opened firm, later declined a lac, closing with a
slight reaction. Receipts, 25,760 bu exports a..
spot ungraded. 47is 04sac No. 8. 4sc delivered;
steamer. 47s4 04Sc in elevator; No. O. 48O4914c in
elevator, 494049lsc delivered; No. o February 49,
closing at 4Sc; March. 49l4049aac closing at ac
April, 4S5s0491sc, closing at ASSOC; May. 40 049 c
closing at 1885, June 1850 soc, closing at 95sc
ports, none. mixed Western 3603s iae white
Western, 39042c
Hay steady and in fair demand.
Hops quiet and steady.
Cofee-Fair Rio quiet at 14ac; options steady but
rather quiet; sales 20. $50 bags February. ~
1sG Mash gos Ag so r Mao
0l2 S5c: August IL. S5c; September IL. 85c; Octo-
Der, IL. S5c; November, II. 95c December. 1850.
Sugar firm; refined steady. Moasses dull and nomi-
Tallow steady at 4l404 516o. Rosin quiet and
firm at 81 01.1O.
Eggs stronger and in better demand; receipts 2,s1s
packages: Western. 1Slom19.
Pork moderately active and steady. Cut meats
frm picked shoulders. 7c picked hams, 1140
steam. spot. 6.97 l2c: February, 1906 CSC: March
69s07c; April 7.O707.14c; May. 7.1307.21c;
June, 72007.27c; September, 7.45c; city steam,
Butter dull and lower; Western. 1926; Elgin
creamery, 28c. Cheese firm and in fair demand.
Lead hrm common, 4l2c.
CHICAGO, Feb 12-There was another big slump
in wheat to-day. which carried May delivery down to
has sold on the present crop. The market opened a
little stiff owing 10 the cold weather and the report
that many wheat fields were covered with frozen
sleet 1t was only for moment, however as the Of
ferlngs grew steadily larger coterie of local operat
ors throwing very large quantities on the market,
price of the morning. The decline did not stop unit
80 2c had been reached after which the market became
seader. followed by another quiet decline to the in
ment attending the last downward plunge and it ha
the effect of bringing out another large amount of
long wheat. There was also very free selling Of
short wheat with the bears predicting that prices
would still go considerably lower The feeling was
very fiat at the close. The receipts eleven points
aggregated only 1S6 600 bushels while the seaboard
clearings were light. The estimates on the visible
supply varied from 400, 900 to 600 900 bushels de-
crease There was very active speculation in corn,
and the decline in that cereal began before the
wheat market turned weak The speculative offerings
were very large. under which May delivery declined
from 4Oae04O19c to 39Ac and closed at inside
figures Receipts are light and the shipping demand
is moderate. Oats ruled la ssc lower. Provisions
were unsettled and generally lower The receipts of
products were moderate. and the shipments quite lib
era showing further decrease in stocks Mess pork
opened 2l205c per barrel higher declined 81 12c,
rallied 1290 15c finally settled back 22l9 025c. and
shortribs closed unchanged The leading futures
ranged as follows: